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New Brunswick man arrested on loaded handgun charge

A 33-year-old New Brunswick man is facing weapon and assault charges after police allegedly found a loaded 9mm handgun in his possession following a motor vehicle stop in which he fled from the vehicle.

New Brunswick man arrested on loaded handgun charge

EAST BRUNSWICK - A 33-year-old New Brunswick man is facing weapon and assault charges after police allegedly found a loaded 9mm handgun in his possession following a motor vehicle stop in which he fled from the vehicle.

At about 11:15 p.m. Wednesday, Patrolmen Ryan Welch and Matthew Egnasko spotted a silver 2011 BMW on Tower Center Boulevard that failed to signal a turn as it entered Route 18 southbound, police said a news release.

Police said the BMW then exited Route 18 toward the New Jersey Turnpike Exit 9 toll plaza where the officers conducted a motor vehicle stop.

Before the vehicle came to stop, a rear-seat passenger opened the door and fled from the vehicle, police said in the news release.

Egnasko chased the suspect while Welch stayed with the occupants of the vehicle. Egnasko apprehended the passenger, identified as Charles Davis, 33, following a brief struggle. Police found a loaded 9mm handgun in his possession.

Following the stop, the other occupants Rashaan Paige, 36, of Sayreville, and Sonja Joseph, 38, of the Somerset section of Franklin, were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana, police said in the news release. .

Davis was charged with possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon, certain person not to have weapons, aggravated assault on law enforcement officer, resisting arrest and obstruction and possession of marijuana, police said.

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Former editor of the Courier News, Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey.com Paul Grzella was named as the Somerset County 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Somerset County Business Partnership on Thursday, May 2. ~Courtesy of Somerset County Business Partnership

Former editor of the Courier News, Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey.com Paul Grzella was named as the Somerset County 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Somerset County Business Partnership on Thursday, May 2. ~Courtesy of Somerset County Business Partnership

Former editor of the Courier News, Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey.com Paul Grzella was named as the Somerset County 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Somerset County Business Partnership on Thursday, May 2. ~Courtesy of Somerset County Business Partnership

Former editor of the Courier News, Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey.com Paul Grzella was named as the Somerset County 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Somerset County Business Partnership on Thursday, May 2. ~Courtesy of Somerset County Business Partnership

Former editor of the Courier News, Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey.com Paul Grzella was named as the Somerset County 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Somerset County Business Partnership on Thursday, May 2. ~Courtesy of Somerset County Business Partnership

Former editor of the Courier News, Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey.com Paul Grzella was named as the Somerset County 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Somerset County Business Partnership on Thursday, May 2. ~Courtesy of Somerset County Business Partnership

Former editor of the Courier News, Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey.com Paul Grzella was named as the Somerset County 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Somerset County Business Partnership on Thursday, May 2. ~Courtesy of Somerset County Business Partnership

Former editor of the Courier News, Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey.com Paul Grzella was named as the Somerset County 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Somerset County Business Partnership on Thursday, May 2. ~Courtesy of Somerset County Business Partnership

Former editor of the Courier News, Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey.com Paul Grzella was named as the Somerset County 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Somerset County Business Partnership on Thursday, May 2. ~Courtesy of Somerset County Business Partnership

Former editor of the Courier News, Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey.com Paul Grzella was named as the Somerset County 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Somerset County Business Partnership on Thursday, May 2. ~Courtesy of Somerset County Business Partnership

Former editor of the Courier News, Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey.com Paul Grzella was named as the Somerset County 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Somerset County Business Partnership on Thursday, May 2. ~Courtesy of Somerset County Business Partnership

Former editor of the Courier News, Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey.com Paul Grzella was named as the Somerset County 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Somerset County Business Partnership on Thursday, May 2. ~Courtesy of Somerset County Business Partnership

Former editor of the Courier News, Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey.com Paul Grzella was named as the Somerset County 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Somerset County Business Partnership on Thursday, May 2. ~Courtesy of Somerset County Business Partnership

Former editor of the Courier News, Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey.com Paul Grzella was named as the Somerset County 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Somerset County Business Partnership on Thursday, May 2. ~Courtesy of Somerset County Business Partnership

Former editor of the Courier News, Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey.com Paul Grzella was named as the Somerset County 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Somerset County Business Partnership on Thursday, May 2. ~Courtesy of Somerset County Business Partnership

Former editor of the Courier News, Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey.com Paul Grzella was named as the Somerset County 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Somerset County Business Partnership on Thursday, May 2. ~Courtesy of Somerset County Business Partnership

Former editor of the Courier News, Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey.com Paul Grzella was named as the Somerset County 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Somerset County Business Partnership on Thursday, May 2. ~Courtesy of Somerset County Business Partnership

Former editor of the Courier News, Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey.com Paul Grzella was named as the Somerset County 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Somerset County Business Partnership on Thursday, May 2. ~Courtesy of Somerset County Business Partnership

Former editor of the Courier News, Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey.com Paul Grzella was named as the Somerset County 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Somerset County Business Partnership on Thursday, May 2. ~Courtesy of Somerset County Business Partnership

Former editor of the Courier News, Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey.com Paul Grzella was named as the Somerset County 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Somerset County Business Partnership on Thursday, May 2. ~Courtesy of Somerset County Business Partnership

Former editor of the Courier News, Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey.com Paul Grzella was named as the Somerset County 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Somerset County Business Partnership on Thursday, May 2. ~Courtesy of Somerset County Business Partnership

Former editor of the Courier News, Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey.com Paul Grzella was named as the Somerset County 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Somerset County Business Partnership on Thursday, May 2. ~Courtesy of Somerset County Business Partnership

Former editor of the Courier News, Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey.com Paul Grzella was named as the Somerset County 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Somerset County Business Partnership on Thursday, May 2. ~Courtesy of Somerset County Business Partnership

Former editor of the Courier News, Home News Tribune and MyCentralJersey.com Paul Grzella was named as the Somerset County 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Somerset County Business Partnership on Thursday, May 2. ~Courtesy of Somerset County Business Partnership